Oil is the richest resource in the middle east.
water
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The Middle East is an important world resource because there is a lot of oil in that area which is useful. For example, gas for your car.
Petroleum.
water
Oil
It depends on how you read the question.If the question is asking what are the most important resources for Middle East exports, the answers are petroleum and natural gas.If the question is asking what resource is most valuable to Middle Easterners, it is water.
Petroleum.
Oil. Crude oil that is.
Oil
Because the water is rare in Middle East and farmers could not grow their crops